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222 SECRETS OF DIVINE LOVE
the self. When we are asked to restrain the ego, our addictions reveal
themselves, giving us the awareness needed to break free from them.
When we can no longer dull the pain of our emptiness with outer forms,
we are forced to search for the root of our longing.
When we fast, we are withdrawing the resources of energy from our
physical senses and redirecting our focus toward spiritual awakening. As
Rumi says, “There is a hidden sweetness in the stomach’s emptiness…if
the soundbox is stuffed full of anything” the music of our souls could not
vibrate into the world.
In the month of Ramadan we are called to use the polish of prayer, the
chisel of fasting, and the cleanser of charity to break the veils of separation
between us and Allah. The ultimate purpose of fasting is to remove everything
between you and God through a practice of physical, emotional,
and spiritual detoxification.
“Fasting is prescribed for you as it was prescribed for those
before you, that you might remain God-Conscious.”
QUR’AN 2:183
The Month of Endless Mercy
Ramadan is known as the month of mercy and love, when Allah’s
forgiveness descends upon the entire Earth, realigning souls from the fire
of separation toward the embrace of the Divine.
“Allah intends for you ease and does not intend for you
hardship and wants for you to complete the period [of
fasting] and to glorify Allah for that to which He has guided
you; and perhaps you will be grateful.”
QUR’AN 2:185
The month-long fast during Ramadan is not meant to be a hardship,
but to foster gratitude and thankfulness in the believer’s heart, for Allah
having sent human beings divine guidance through the Qur’an. During
the month of Ramadan, it is believed that God rigs this month in our